All Youth Corps programs have a common purpose—that is, to provide employment to young people while they finish their high school education, to provide full-time work and training to those who have dropped out of school and who lack the training and the skills to find jobs.
Remarks at a Ceremony Marking the Progress of the Neighborhood Youth Corps
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